Game Information

Game Information
Chas. H. Belknap Co. (publisher) AGPI # · P-347Full Publisher Info
Grasshopper Tennis (game) AGPI # · G-36526
Tucker Tiddlywinks # · 
BEL-04
Title Source · 
cover
Title, Preserving Case · 
Grasshopper Tennis
Title Language · 
English
Date · 
1916 
Date Source

rules

Publisher Name on Game

Chas. H. Belknap

Publisher Mark

[none]

Cover Text

[title Grasshopper
Tennis]

(PATENT APPLIED FOR)

MANUFACTURED BY
CHAS. H. BELKNAP
46-48 FULTON ST., BROOKLYN BORO., N.Y.

PRICE, $1.00

Variant Description

Price of $1.00 preprinted on cover; no "THE GAME SENSATION" on cover; "CHAS. H. BELKNAP" and address on cover; medium-dark gray felt

Game Type · 
tiddlywinks
Keywords

tennis, grasshopper, net, racket

Number of Players · 
2, 3, or 4
Price · 
$1.00 (on cover)
Rules Format

leaflet (trifold, 6 sides) and sheet (1 side) printed in black ink along with green ink for outside rectangular outlines, in front cover illustration with black, and two interior titles

Rules Overview

Leaflet: "GRASSHOPPER TENNIS
(Patent applied for)".

Sheet: "Grasshopper Tennis
COUNT".

Container Type · 
cardboard box
Container Size · (measured in inches)

12 inches wide — 13 inches high —⅜ inches deep

30.5 cm wide — 33 cm high — 1 cm deep

Cover Description

Box background: green. Label: offwhite background. Lettering in black. Black rectangular frame around green illustration: grasshoppers at ends and inside tennis court and at courtside. Net is a web; upper right is a web. Played on grass with occasional plants around.

Underlabel Description

green

Apron Descriptions

green, empty

Tiddlywinks Targets

Medium-dark gray felt tennis court mounted in box top hinged to box bottom (11 3/4" x 26") with marked areas ("DRIVE", "ACE", "CUT SHOT", "SMASH") and fabric mesh net held up by metal spikes

Winks

Wooden tennis rackets (natural in hitting area, colored at handle) (3 1/8" long, 1/4" to 1 1/4" wide): 1 black, 1 teal, 1 pink, 1 white. Small bone winks (5/8"): 4 white

Tiddlywinks Felt · 
(see target)
In Collection · 
Rick Tucker
eBay ID ⓘSome historical eBay records may be available on eBay.com, WorthPoint.com, or in the offline digital archives of the Game Catalog.

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Database Update Date · 
2024-11-29 00:13:37
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